Retro Raunch Revisit

This was their catchy breakthrough album that saw 3 commercially successful videos, and songs dealing with social justice & political themes of corruption, the environment, suicide and hypocrisy in society. With (and despite) their 2 previously strong releases and the technically sophisticated guitar duo of Alex & Eric, some have called PWYP mediocre, wannabe-ish and even a poor man's 'Master of Puppets' but gem or not, there was no denying their arrival or growing popularity. And if on that alone, the band had clearly shown (along with NUCLEAR ASSAULT, EXODUS, or DEATH ANGEL) they were every bit the equal organic, fellow thrash counterpart of the 'Big 4' at the time. Happy 30th Anniversary.